A lot of people don’t exactly know what they’re doing in the kitchen. They might be able to follow a recipe or make a few simple dishes that require minimal effort, but truly understanding ingredients and how to make a dish from scratch is an art that takes practice. So if you are interested in leveling up your culinary skills, you’ve come to the right place, pandas!
Foodies on Threads have recently been revealing the most surprising facts they know about food and cooking. From information about product labels in stores to facts about how certain spices end up on our tables, we hope that this list teaches you something new. Enjoy scrolling through these fun facts, and be sure to upvote the ones that you’ll keep in mind when it’s time to make dinner!
#1
Meal times & meals (like oatmeal for breakfast, sandwich for lunch) are a social construct. There are no rules as to what time or what food you break your fast with.
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67points
#2
Sugar free tic tacs are 95% sugar, but can be labeled sugar free because they have less than 1 gram of sugar per serving.
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56points
#3
Restaurants use 100x more butter and sugar then you could ever imagine.
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53points
#4
You aren’t allergic to MSG. That’s all junk science. It is safe to eat in moderation for almost everyone.
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52points
#5
Brussel sprouts really were worse when we were younger. They’ve been bred to taste less bitter.
Red delicious apples used to taste delicious but were bred to withstand travel. They are now beautifully red, waxy, and terrible.
Corn looks nothing like its wild ancestor. I have no idea what made us think it would be great to cultivate, but very glad we did.
Red delicious apples used to taste delicious but were bred to withstand travel. They are now beautifully red, waxy, and terrible.
Corn looks nothing like its wild ancestor. I have no idea what made us think it would be great to cultivate, but very glad we did.
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52points
#6
The way asparagus grows looks and feels like someone is pranking me about the way asparagus grows.
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51points
#7
People who say they can make French onion soup in 30 minutes are lying.
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50points
#8
Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day. In 1944, General Foods coined the phrase simply to sell more of its Grape Nuts cereal.
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48points
#10
If you cook onions with a tiny bit of baking soda, they completely dissolve into the consistency of jelly within minutes and it is BRIGHT yellow. Like chicken-instant-ramen yellow. I love doing this and then making an omelette—it’s so oniony and good.
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42points
#11
Organic does NOT mean pesticide free.
It just means that it’s grown without SYNTHETIC pesticides and fertilizers.
It just means that it’s grown without SYNTHETIC pesticides and fertilizers.
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41points
#12
Listeria occurs in a higher rate in bagged salad than lunch meat, but people don’t talk about that with pregnant women 🤷🏼♀️
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40points
#13
Adding a pinch of salt to chocolate milk is a near-illegal level up.
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38points
#14
Bay leaves add so much flavor to food
You don’t eat them, but damn do they add flavor.
You don’t eat them, but damn do they add flavor.
36points
#18
Most people that say they dislike rice do not know how to cook it properly.
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33points
#19
You don't have to "wash" chicken
Trust me, your favorite restaurant doesnt.
That med rare steak or prime rib isn't leaking "blood"
Pork is perfectly ok
Boneless wings are nuggets.
Trust me, your favorite restaurant doesnt.
That med rare steak or prime rib isn't leaking "blood"
Pork is perfectly ok
Boneless wings are nuggets.
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33points
